Churn



May 8, 1923.

T. E. SMITH CHURN Filed Jan. 3, 1923 Patented May 8, 1923.

stares THMAS E. SMITH, OF GOOD SPRINGS, TENNESSEE.

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Application lcd January p To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS E. SMITH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at #1, Good Springs, in the county of Giles and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Churns, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to churns, and has for its object to set up adevice of such class, in a manner as hereinafterv set forth, with a revolvable compartment container kor* churn body having arranged therein a fixed slotted dasher or abutment element forming the compartments of the container and providing for the circulation of the body of milk through the compartments, when revolving the container during the churning'operation,

thereby greatly facilitating the latter with respect to the time employed in using an ordinary form of churn apparatus, under such conditionsproviding for a saving in operating expenses. v

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of such class with a container orchurn body having a removable cover and means for securing the cover-to the container or churn body, in a manner to prevent any possibility of leakage of the contents of the container during the churning operation.

Further objects ofthe invention are to provide a churn which is simple in' its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, compact, eiiicient in its use, conveniently operated, readily set up, permitting .of access to be had to the interior of the container, having means to prevent any possibility of leakage of milk during the churning operation, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the Jforegoing and other objects inv view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the Claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views z- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a churn in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2l is a vertical sectional view thereof,

3, 1923. serial No. 610,452.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3`3, Figure2. A churn in accordance with this invention comprises afrevolvable counter-balanced container suspended on a supporting element consisting of a pair of side members 1, 2, a

pair of end members 3, 4, securedy upon the v top edges ofthe side members 1, 2, at the endsthereof, through the medium of holdfast devices 5, and the said supporting ele?, ment further includes pair of vertically disposed standards U6, 7, which are shouldered intermediatetheirends as at 8, and mounted upon the top edges of the side members 1, 2, as well as positioned against the inner face of each of side members. The standards 6, 7, are securedto the side lmembers 1, 2, in any suitable manner, and each of said standards at its vupper end is formed with a vertically disposed centrally arranged slot 9, the bottom wall of which constitute a bearing.

Arranged between the standards 7,' as

well as suspended therefrom, in 'a manner as hereinafter referred to, is` a container or churn body `consisting of a vertically d isposed square body portion having rounded corners. 10 ,and constructed of any suitable metallic material, has its upper end open, and its lower end closed by a weighted bottom 11, the latter is formed with a depending grooved flange 12, into which the lowerend of the body extends and'is secured tothereby providing a closed joint to prevent leakage of the contents of the container.

Secured to the front, as well asto `the `rear of the body 10, is a connecting plate 13, having its intermediate and upper portion offset from thekbody 10, as indicated atll, 15 respectively, and said upper portion 'of the plate 13, at each end thereof, is formed with a vertically extending apertured ear 16.A

Hold-fast devices, as shown rivets 17, are employed for fixedly securing the connecting,

plates to the body 10. The intermediate portion 14 of each of the connecting plates 1 3, is positioned below the upper end of the body portion 10, and said upper endof the body portion lO'is bent upon itself as at 18, for reinforcing purposes and also to provide for a snug fit in a cover element to be presently referred to. y

Projecting from one side ofthe body 10 is a shaft 19, which ismounted in the slot of the standard 6, and has one end provided with a pulley 20, for connection whenfde The body portion is indicated at ings, a churn isset up which greatly Jfacili'- tates the churning operation, and although the preferred embodiment of the construction is that as illustrated, yet it is to be understood that .changes in the detail oi construction can'be had without departing from the spirit or' the invention as claimed.

llhat'lr claim is:

l. A churn comprising a revolvable container and a` diagonally disposed impcitorate rectangular dasher or abutment element arrangedltherein and providing said container with plurality ofcoinpartments, said clement formed with an opening having a cutaway portion at each end edge. i

2. A churn comprising a revolvable container, and a diagonally disposed imperforate rectangular dasher or abutment element arranged therein and providing a plurality ot compartments in the container, said element having each end edge formed with a V-shaped cutaway portion.

'3. A churn comprising a revolvable container, and a diagonally disposed imperl'orate rectangular dasher or abutment element arranged therein and providing a plurality of compartments in the container, said element having each end edge formed with a V- shaped cutaway portion, the walls of each oi said cutaway portions beingbeveled and with the bevel of the walls oi' one cutaway portion extending in opposite directions with respect to the. bevel oi? the-walls oiC the other cutaway portion.

et. A churn comprising a revolvable container, and a diagonally disposed imperforate rectangular dasher or abutment element arranged therein and providing a plurality of compartments in the container, said element having each end edge formed with a V -shaped cutaway portion, said element having each of its faces provided with a transversely extending rib.

A churn comprising a revolvable container, and a diagonally disposed imperforate rectangular dasher or labutment element arranged therein and providing a plurality ot compartments in the container, said element having each end edge formed with a V-shaped cutaway portion, said element having each oit its faces provided with Aa transversely extending rib, said ribs ylr'ieing oppositely disposed with respectto each other and triangular in contour.

6. ifi churn comprising a revolvable container, and a diagonally disposed imperforate rectangular dasher or abutment element arranged therein and `providing a plurality ot' compartments in the container,said element having each end'edge formed with a` V-shaped cutaway portion, the walls of each oi said cutaway portions being beveled and with the bevel ot the walls or" one cutaway portion extending in opposite directions with respect to the bevel of the walls of the other cutaway portion, said element having each of its ,faces extending rib.

tainer, and adiagonally disposedjimperforaterectangular dasher or abutment element arranged therein and providing a plurality provided with transversely;

i, A churn comprising a revolvable conoit compartments in `the container, said element having each end' edge formed with a V-shaped cutaway portion, the walls ofeach of said cutaway portions being beveled and with the bevel ci the walls of one cutaway' .'er element mounted thereon, means for detachably clamping said element to said con-v tainer, and an imperforate dasher or abutment element arranged within and ,disposed diagonally with respect tol said [container other and extending from the bottomy of the latter to said cover element, said dasher element having a V-shaped cutaway portion at each en d. f 9. A churn comprising a container, a cover element mounted thereon, means for detachably clamping said element to said conf tainer, and an i'inpyerforate dasherA or abut-` ment element arranged within and disposed Vdiagonally lwith respect to said container and extending from the bottom of the latter to said cover elemeiit,\said dasher element having each vof itsv faces provided with a transverse rib and each of its ends with a tl-shaped cutaway portion.

10. A churn comprising a supporting element, a container revolvably mounted on said element and having an opentop, a cover element detachably clamped to said container to close said top, and an imperforate recarranged within said container and providing the latter with a plurality of compartments, said dasher element extending from the bottom of the container to, saidy cover element and provided at each end edge with an opening.

l1. A churncomprising a supporting element, a container revolvably mounted on said element and having an open top, a cover element detachably clamped to said container to close said top, and an imperforate rec-V tangular diagonally disposed dasher element arranged withinl said container and providing the latter with a plurality of compartments, said 'dasherelement extending from the bottom of the container to, said cover element and provided `*at each end 'edge with an opening, and further provided with a transversely extending rib on eachk face.`

tangular diagonally disposed dasher element V 12. A churn comprising a polygonal shaped revolvabe container, and an imper- 'J'orate rectangular diagonally disposed dasher element monued 'fgheren and of the same width as the Width of the interior of 'the Container, said element extending from the bottom to the top of the Container and providing the latter Wit-h a pa-r of compartments, said element having each yof its end edges formed medaly with :a orrtaway por- `10 tion and said element provided on .each of its faces, intermediate its ends, Wh a transversely extending' rib.

En testimony whereof, aX my signature hereto.

THOMS E. SMITH. 

